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Leonard Kephart to Laura Kephart, October 23, 1949

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  • In this letter of October 23, 1949, Leonard Kephart (1892-1988) writes his mother, Laura Kephart to send her money and give an update of his work and family. His job has been very busy the last four years, ever since the discovery of 2, 4-D weed killer, and he has been travelling most of the summer. He mentions that J. Sidney Cates died suddenly at a dinner with friends. He tells her that he is retiring October 31 as he has been offered a job as Agricultural Advisor with the World Bank. He will be working for Lt. General R. A. Wheeler and will be travelling right away to Siam (Thailand) and then India. Jane is in Palo Alto where her husband Ralph is in school, Buddy and his wife Mary Ann are building a house and his hardware store is opening another branch, and Barbara is living at home and working for Buddy’s brother-in-law in the cement business. He visited with Cornelia’s family and they are doing well. His wife Frances is retiring February 1.